Kansas Food Bank CEO Brian Walker with Denise and me.
There was an interesting little juxtaposition of events in my life on Friday.
First, Denise Neil and I stopped by the Kansas Food Bank to drop off the $1,316 raised at our second On the Town With Carrie and Denise event.
Then, that night, I came down with a horrible stomach bug that has left me fairly miserable since then. What does one have to do with the other?
Well, after days of not eating much, I woke at 5 a.m. Tuesday with maddeningly loud, almost painful hunger pangs. I was so hungry I couldn’t get back to sleep. I rolled out of bed, dragged myself downstairs, still sort of stunned at what I was doing, and ate a piece of bread and some crackers. Finally, I could concentrate on getting some rest.
It was a sad glimpse into what life must be like every day for thousands of Kansans who don’t have enough to eat, except they don’t have cabinets full of food at the ready when the need strikes.
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My colleague Denise Neil and I had a great time talking with 15-year-old aspiring journalist James “Clark Kent” Copeland Tuesday at The Eagle’s holiday open house.
We warned James that this may not be the smartest career choice for his financial future, but he assured us as long as he’s doing something he loves, money won’t matter.
James, honey, talk to me in 20 years.
We inadvertantly gave James another little lesson about the cutting room floor. I’d planned to run this picture in our Out of the Office feature in the paper today, but apparently we ran out of room.
That’s the way it goes at a daily paper, James. One day, you’ll know all about it.
Food. Friends. Fun.
They’re all on the menu Tuesday night at Oeno as my dining colleague Denise Neil and I host our first “On the Town with Carrie and Denise,” a culinary cocktail adventure if you will.
The plan is to gather on the patio at Oeno in Old Town Square at 5:30, eat some free appys, perhaps drink our signature ICTini and talk food.
There will be a formal Q&A where Denise and I answer restaurant-related questions (or, heck, most anything else you’d like to ask).
We’ll tackle some of the standard questions (When is that Chick-fil-A coming to Central and Rock?) and some unexpected ones (as tough as you care to make them).
Which is where you come in. Please join us and fellow Wichita foodies. It’ll be relaxed and casual and hopefully the start of a fun new tradition.